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The Desert Land Law.

The commissioner OF the general land
Office, with the approval OF the secretary
OF the interior, has issued to registers and
receivers OF United States land officers the
following amendatory ordergoverning pro-
ceedings to obtain title to public lands un.
der the desert land law:
Lands bordering upon streams, lakes or
other natural bodies OF water, or through,
or upon which there is any river, stream,
arroyo, lake, pond, body OF
water, or living spring are not subject to
entry under the desert land law until
the clearest proof of their desert character
is furnished. Lands containing sufficient
moisture to produce natural growth OF
trees are not TO be cIassed as desert lands.
Witnesses must in all caees state their
place OF actual residence, their business or
occupation and their postoffice address.
The declaration and corroborating attida-
vita may be made before either the regis
ter or receiver al the land district in which
the lands are situated, or before the judge
or clerk of q court of record OF the country
in which the lands are aitnHted and IL the
lands are in an unorganized county then
the affidavit may be taken in an adjacent
county. The derositions OF applicant and
witnesses in making G:se.l prooi must be
taken in precisely the same manner. The
affidayits OF applicant and witnesses must
III cfery lBSJduCt, blbH6T Oh Origlnhl appn-
cation or final proof, be made at the same
time and place and before the same officer.
Surveys of desert land claims cannot be
made in advance OF the regular progress Of
the public surveys. Before final proofs
shall be submitted by any person claiming
to enter lands under the desert land act,
such persons will be required 30 file no
tice Of intention to make such proof, which
shall be published In the same manner as
required In homestead and presumption
cases. When relinquishmenta Of desert
the entries viii be Cancelled by the register
and receiver IN the same manner as in
homestead, pre-emption and timber cul-
ture cases.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-07-08

ed. The election Of officers was completed
as follows George w. Badgerow, Ontaria,
past supreme master workman; w. T..
Jordan California, master workman; G..
NJ. Masters, Wisconsin, foreman
w, r. Graham, Iowa, overseer; NJ. W.
Sackett, Pennsylvania, recorder; J. II.
Lenhart, Pennsylvania, receiver; j. H.
Child, Oregon, guide; William Butts, Mary
Land, watchman; S. B. Berry, Kansas, II.
b. Loomis, New York, and L. L. Troy,
Illinois, trustees.
Standing committees Judge
Frizzel, Nashville, Tenn. A. OrendOrf,
Springfield, ILL.,; J. w. kinsley, Helena,
Mont Finance: W. Warner Wilson, Mich;
John j. Acker. Albany, n. Y. NJ. T. Brew.
er, San Francisco. Vital statistics: j. Il.
Richardson, Missouri.
The membership was reported at 19O,-
600. The next session will be held at
Louisville, Ky. the third Tuesday OF
June 1883.
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CONNECTION Of lake Shnrp.

In New York Wednesday, the 29th inst,
was the thirty fourth and last day OF the
trial OF Jacob Sharp, and it ended in cOnviC
tiOn. The aged defendant appeared much
more feeble than usual, walk ing
with much difficulty to his place.
After an address for the defence
Col. Fellows followed for the prosecution.
The evidence was ample to show that
Sharp was guilty OF bribery. The history
of Sharp's operations and the evidence i'll
all the Doodle trials were reviewed at length
and Sharp referred to as "a man honOred
and respected up to his fall, who reared q
large family OF children and grandchildren
until the tempter came and debauched
him. sharp, FOrshay & Kerr were re-
sponsible for the raising OF $500, 600 by
the Broadway Surface company, which
large sum haG mysteriously disappeared.
The Judge charged, and after an absence
OF thirteen minutes returned into court
with verdict Of guilty with d recommen-
datiou to mercy. The aged prisoners
head dropped. He was removed to the
Ludlow street jail. Sentence will be pass
ed July l3. The penalty is not more than
ten years at hard labor or fine of $5, 600,
or both. new trial will be asked. The
verdict was reached on the first ballot.
As Sharp stepped to the walk on his arrival
at the Jail he said: Boys, now it's all over.
l tell them never gave one penny TO Aid.
Fulgraff or any other alderman, and had
no hand in bribing the alderman" With
this the old man seemed to brake down.
Sharp was tried for bribing members OF
the board Of aldermen OF 1884 to grant
franchise to the Broadway Surface Rail
way company. The franchise was passed
over the mayors veto. During the past
two years several OF the accused alder.
men, beginning with Jaehne, were convict
ed OF accepting bribes, and sent to Sing
Sing prison. Other members OF the board,
like Fulgraff, turned states evidence. and
still others betook themselves to Canada.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-07-08

A mail and passenger train on the
Pennsylvania railroad ran through
from Altoona to Pittsburg with crude
coal oil for fuel. There was not
lump of coal nor a stick of wood on
it, but instead a tank in the tender
from which the oil was conveyed
through pipes to the furnace. Theex-
pertinent is pronounced "a complete
success" Good time was made, and
what is still more interesting to the
travelling public, ''there was no an
noyance from smoke or cinders."
The oil is said to be cheaper fuel than
coal, and if this be true many OF the
great roads will probably run their
passenger trains with it. Such a
thing is the substitution of crude oil
for coal on all trains on all roads
would be surprising.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-07-08
End Of the National Fiscal Year.

Washington Special The fiscal year
closed with the close of business on Thurs
day June the both inst. An approximate
statement can be given as to the fiscal re-
suits OF the year, and it will not material
ly differ from the tabulations which are
not generally made before September.
The receipts for the fiscal year exceed the
estimates very considerably. The receipts
from internal revenue are Sis, 500,-
GOO. This Is 100000 more than
the estimates, and is attrib-
uted to some extent to the large receipts
from the tax upon oleomargarine. The re-
ceipts from customs will be about S21S,-
900, 900. or $S,0O0 900 more than the
treasury estimates. The estimates were
made by Mr.. Manning. This amount is
more than was ever received before from
customs in any fiscal year excepting 1882.
But not withstanding the large receipts for
this year the treasury officials do not eN-
pect that there viii be a continued
growth in the receipts from the customs in
the next year as there has been in the last,
and the estimates OF the custom income for
the next fiscal year are Sis, 900, 900.
There is nothing in the condition OF the
treasury to indicate a material reduction in
the revenues or to make it seem probable
that the question OF the reduction of the
surplus will not be a vital one for long
time to come. The surplus is very much re-
duced from the large figures OF one year
ago, and it Is probably not more than one
half of that sum. There will be many
new demands upon the treasury because the
appropriations for the new fiscal year be-
come available, and among the immediate
demands are for the per cents called and
payable from after July TO the amount
OF SO, 700, 000 $l2.00o,0oo for pension,
and large sums for other purposes,
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saprelas Loare Unltsd Workmen.

The supreme lodge, Ancient Order United
Workmen. Ia session at Milwaukee ad-
journed on Tuesday June 2Sth, after an
eight days session. Among the important
legislation was a revision Of the lawsdefln.
ing the powers Of the supreme and grand
lodges, adjusting the system OF relief ex-
tended TO the different grand lodge
Jurisdiction, based upon the mortality ex-
perience Of the organization during thepast
ten years, The ritual adopted IN 1856
was modified and revised. a proposition
20 place monument over the grave OF
Father Upchurcb, founder of the order III
bellelontaine cemetary, St. Louis. and 10
erect d memorial hail In Meadyille pa. the
birth place Of tie reorganization, was adopt
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-07-08

Maxwell, the st. Louis murderer,
cannot complain Of the rapid move
ment Of justice; but at last he is in a
condition to realize it is sare ii slow.
He is to be hanged on the 18TH Of Au-
gust, and viii expiate one OF the most
remarkable murders in the criminal
history ofthe country. BY some ofth
finest detective work in the annals Of
tracing crime and furnishing cr:mi-
nails, Maxwell was traced from ST..
Louis to Auckland, New Zealand,
where he was followed and arrested
by two st. Louis detectives, who trav-
eled over $4,000 miles over sea and
land to effect his capture and bring
him back to that city. He arrived in
st. Louis in custody August Is, 1885,
u little over four months after his
flight from thatcity. Hewas convict
"a Of murder in the first degree and
sentenced to be hanged IN the early
part OF June, 1856. after one Of the
most sensational trials % record,
lasting fuily four weeks. Since then
he has been fighting the case on legal
points in the courts, but has at last
reached the end Of his tether by the
Judgment Of the supreme court ol
the state. After justice shall have
heen meetod ous to Maxwell, the pub
lic Will b somewhat impatient to
have tho Chicago bomb throwers pun.
iahed. The delay il this case is al
most without precedents
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Consultation of knights Of Labor,

embodying many important changes, has
been adopted By about a thres-quarters
vote. 4 clause providing for the iorma-
tion OF national trades assemblies, sent
out separately from the constitution and
voted upon by local. assemblies through
ont the order, has also been adopted by
nearly the same vote. Thenational trades
assemblies, clause il isprobably the mostim-
porkant 81 the changes. 1t provides
Any particular trade or calling inay
form national trade assembly, giving at
least three months notice to each localas.
composed Of such trade, a tenrday conven.
tion Tor tthe rfrposr uss forming national
trade asssnbly Al least two.thirda oi
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-07-08
Marshfield, Wis, destroyed b Fire.

On Monday afternoon, on the 27th inst,
fire broke out in the woodward Of Uphams 8
Manufacturing company and spread with
lightning like rapidity, in spite OF desper-
ate efforts on the part Of the citizens. At
3 o'clock the entire business part Of
the town was lost and the flames
continued to rage. Nothing could
be done to save them, and almost
beside themselves the people stood
around and saw the results OF years Of
hard labor 90 down Little could be
saved. Late in the evening the fierss eIe-
ment was stopped when nothing more
could be destroyed. The entire business
portion of the town was burned
The losses cannot be estimated
closely, but win exceed, upon the
best OF calculation, 81, 100000, and are
but partly insured. But one store was
saved. About fifteen hundred people we're
without shelter. Upham,s planning mill
and several other mills and all the depot
buildings Of the Wisconsin Central have
burned down.
Marshfeld. Wood county, Wis, is on
the main line OF the Wisconsin Central
railway. 1t is 1S1 miles from st. Paul
and 281 miles from Chicago. It's popula-
tion is 1850. The principal business In
tereste Of the place were its saw mills.
furniture factory planning mills, -four
mills and stave and heading factories. Ii
had several hotels-the fremont, Clark
Eagle. Marshheld and American.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-07-08

The postal convention between the
United States of America and the
United Mexican states has been ar
proved by President Cleveland and
the ratifcations exchanged. 1t will
go into effect on July 1st, 1887.
This is the initiation of a policy on
the part of the administration look.
ing toward making one postal terri
tory OF the two continents Of North
and South America, throughout
which all matter admitted to the
mails Of any country may be sent at
the rates OF postage OF the country OF
origin. A similar treaty is now pend
ing with Canada, with hope Of its be-
ing perfected. The influence of this
arrangement must be to bring the
countries concerned into nearer
relationship, as over connecting line
u railway.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-07-08

Oakland, close TO San Francisco,
wich a population OF near $4,000,
has claimed to be the second city in
California-but now Los Angeles bobs
up with claim OF $4,000 and Oak.
land is unhappy, and alleges fraudu.
lent returns, etc. The census taker Of
1890 will tell the correct story.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-07-08

the local assemblies must vote in favor oi
the trade assembly, and not less than ten
assemblies, if there be that number in the
order, may receive charter.
Section Of the article is not very strong,
however, as it still leaves the matter in
the hands OF the general executive board,
which, il the law has been complied with,
may instruct the general secretary to issue
u charter,
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eS TWENTIETH ISSUE OF STOCK

RS TWENTIETH ISSUE OF STOCK
| The SERIAL SAVINGS AND BUILDING AssOCIA
TION meets WEDNEsDAi. sth instant at q 10 7tl ST.
INV, O'Clock pm. Shares l each. Pays per cent
wthdrawais StOck may be cfibed for AT any
time at the office OF the Secretary and Treasurer, IA rs
st,u.
ROBERT G. CAMPBELL President
- o, Jl1 10th ST. NV.
n3- -dtd l4lt st
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Leeds Being Heavily Scratched, but he
will Probably PuI, YhrOuyh.

Special Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. S.-We are having the kind
OF weather all parties hoped for On election day. IL
was propitious morning tor early voting, and by
8 o'clock between $4,000 and 60 900 votes had been
put in. OF this number the vest-pocket voter
formed conspicuous part, and helped TO mystify
the window boOkmen In their hourly makeup OF
estimated returns. There were Lever so many
headings seen at an election before. There We're
regular, irregular, prohibition, personal liberty
league, and newspaper tickets made up promiscu-
ously, in addition to those put out by the Old par
ties, and there was such a general distribution OF
records and other literature last night that some
houses had enough to light the fire this morn
ing. AT the polls this morning the workers
were as numerous as the tickets. There
were the Gld-timerS with the old
style republican and democratic badges, with pro
hibitiOnSts and SaloOn-keepers as new recruits.
All The saloons were closed. In the uptown and
western wards from the number or yeSt-pocket
tickets, ana the stickers being placed over the
names OF Leeds and Maioney, il was evident that
the independent voters were getting In their votes
early. This was noticeable III some sections up
town and in West Philadelphia, where in one or
Two places out or eighty votes p0lled at o'clock
fifteen had cut the regular republican ticket.
There are only ewO candidates on The republican
local ticket In doubt, Leeds for sheriff and MaiUney
for controller. II looks as II Leeds Will pun
through and Maloney be beaten. The liquor lnen
ticket, but all The advices seem TO pOnt to repub-
licaiI success with a reduced majority. The liquor
question is playing big card ali through the
state.
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EXCITEMENT IN NORFOLK.
Representative BOwdcn Arrested ON q
Charge OF Disturbing the Peace.

NORFOLK, Va, Nov. s-Norfolk city elects two
delegates TO the legislature and Portsmouth one.
Portsmouth will 20 democratic as usual The
weather Is cloudy but pleasant and voting in this
city Is progressing actively and quietly now,
although one precinct In the fourth the color,d
ward, was not opened until twenty minutes Of 10
owing TO the Sickness OF one of the democratic
Judges OF election, and the iling OF his place ly
a Judge not acceptable 10 the repubncans Con-
gresham Geo. +. Bowden was arrested shortly
after the precint opened while harrangulng the
colored voters, the Democratic judges ruling that
he was disturbing the peace Another republican
In one OF the white wards. Roth were released
upon their own recoghiZance Uo appear Friday 10
answer the charge. The Indications are that
the democrats Will re-elect their candidates.
DEMOCRATIC GAINS AT WINCHESTER
WINCHESTER, VA, NOV. S-The weather is fair
All Is quiet and there Is falling on In ihe repuo-
ucan vote, owing 10 dissatisfaction among both
whites ana negroes The democrats appear 10 be
polllng their Iult strength. The Indications are
that THIS city VIII be close, with the chances IN
favor OF the democrats. The republicans have
carried IL by good majorirIes for several years
CHARloTTEsyILLE, VA, Nov. S-The weather Is
lalr ana pleasant Voting is progressing quietly.
indications are that a large vote Will be polled,
and that the democratic candidates will be
elected.
STAUNToN Va, Nov. S-The weather is fine The
election is progressing quietly. and three-fourths
OF the vote had been polled at noon.
HARRIsoNBURG, Va, Nov. S.-There Is large
vote being poiled here. Reports from other pre-.
democrats are very sangUine and The republicans
are equally So Several small lights have occurred.
but no one was seriously hurt. The weather is
nHe.
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THEN run THE COUNTRY.
kinney County. Ten. at the Mercy oe
n hand of Outlaws.

ST. Lofts, Nov. S-Alfreu Giles, a prominent
architect OF san Antonio. Tex, gives intelligence
OF a reign OF terror inaagurated In kinney County.
Tex. along the Rio Grande. some 10 miles above
kagle Pass Mihiin a radius oi 20 miles q;
Bracket, which sometimes Oears the name Oi
Fort Clark, and which IL "A larSe United states
post, there has teen Established gang of dcs-
peradoes, who number thirty odd men ana stop at
nothing. They have stolen cattle aud horses, cut
fences, burned ranchm,ns dwellings aud Kid
mapped, mobbed or murdered every man not M
sy mpathy with them and whom they could catch.
so redOuOtaOle have their crimes been ard 10 per-
feet their orgsniLation that though many of them
are known. lew arrests have resulted. 1hoy are en-
tirely too strong for the local constabulary, and
though they work principally at night, have not
much Tear OF day light The country Is Wild.
mountainous and very dficult of access They
are acquainted with every foot OF % and easily
eude the slack efforts for their capture. Several
MeNlcans OF small possessions have disappeared,
and their deaths are changed 10 the gang. They
october that live stock Was every where unsafe.
They have iaieiy prOceeded Go heavier business
and manifested desire To run the entire country.
John Maurice, ranchman aud a determined
man, has been active In aiding District judge
helso and District Attorney Old m their work
against the band Ten days ago he was absent
from home. That night the de>peradces went 10
his ranch, burned his s.orehOu-s', ouI down my
panels OF fence, burned the pusi~. aud drove on
some nifty head M stock. Frank hignowitty II
also a large pasture OAuer aud opposed 10 the
thieves Six nights ago his d~elAng WAS burned.
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VOTING BY GASLIGHT.
The Day Opened Early in Alex andria-
Fun Vote Predicted

Special Dispatch 10 THE EVENING STAR
ALEXANDRIA, Nov. S.-The active politicians, re-
publican and democratic, have been busy since
daylight, for the polls opened at 6:52, and in one
OF the wards lights were required for while. The
State democratic committee rooms and the Young
Mems Democratic Club rooms were open in Wash
ington Hall. The republicans had local headQuar-
ters In each ward, and as ''vote early" has often
been impressed upon the city voters, the ballot
boxes were far from empty three hours after the
polls opened. The bars throughout the street are
required by law to be closed, but the Information
is that the front doors closed but II is thought
other entrances are open.
The Intelligence received this morning from
such sections Of The State have reported TO the
democratic central committee is to the effect that
SO far local managers can judge fun vote Will
Dc brought out on both sides. In number OF
counties local issues make up portion OF the can
vaSS, but throughout the state the issue iS-Ma-
hone or Barbour. The usual array or ticket
holders, clnvaSserS, 6c, surround each poll. The
republican ward committees are active, and last
night the Young Mems Democratic club obtained
number OF volunteers TO take care OF voters In
blocks OF ten, and make, all day, vigorous neigh
borhoOd canvass.
The central democratic committee had not re-
celVed TINS afternoon any information tending TO
diminish their confidence ia democratic success.
The indications or full vote continued IA all the
districts heard from.
By Associated Press.
A Full. VOTE Being PoILED.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Nov. 3. - The day opened
cloudy, but the sun soon came out with a balmy
atmosphere. very full vote is being pJlied and
there has been no disturbance whatever up 10 this
| are in good humor. The Indications are that the
vote Will be close,
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been ordered to duty at the Boston Marine Bar
racks, relieving Capt. C. G. Reid, who is ordered to
duty at the Marine Barracks In this city.
ARMY ORDERs.-Capt. s. Ii. Lincoln, 10th infan-
try. ordered 10 recruiting duty at Columbia bar
racks. Lieut.. Col. Ii. c. Hodges, deputy quarter
maSter-general, relieved from duty in New York
city, and ordered TO duty in Louisville relieving
Col. RufuS SaXtOn assistant Quartermaster-gen-
eral, who Is ordered to his home In Germantown,
Pa, 60 await retirement. col. Alex. McD. Nc
with permission 10 visit Mexico Second Lieut..
+. L. Van Lew, 2d Infantry, granted six months
leave. Fifty recruits have been ordered to Fort
Smelling, Minn., for the 1st cavalry.
PERsoNAL--Chas. II. j. Taylor United States
minister to Liberia; Thomas NJ. Waller, consul
general at London, and Prof. Asaph Hall, OF Wash
ington. were in New York last night.-Caas. b.
Peck, OF Portsmouth, Va; Jno. Achelis, or Brook
lyn; K. s. Darrou, OF Binghamton, n. Y; A. b.
Durand and Edward MurgOe, OF Paris; l. IL.
Burr, OF Philadelphia; Major p. d. VrOOme, OF the
Army; ChiS ID. Stickney, Jr., OF New Bedford,
Mass; +. W. Brown, or Madison, Wis; +. W..
Auisessor, OF Albany, n. Y, and ". II. Crane, OF
OHIO, are at the Ebbitt.-Jas. o. Kelly, or san
Francisco, is at Wiiiard's.-Henry Abbott, OF
Chicago and Max Rosenberg OF Paris, are at the
NggS.--E. " Douglas, OF Philadelphia, and Geo.
Daiton, OF New YORK, are at WeickcrS.-Wm. G.
Choate, OF New York, and Henry Fairfax, OF Vtr-
GINA, are 1T. Wormley y'S--Bragton Ives, ID. p.
Morgan, r. II. kissel and II. Durand, OF New York,
and sydney Mason, or England are at tho Airing
ton.--IAe strauss, OF New York, Is at the Metro
pO.itan.---N. Il. sullivan, OF New York, Is at the
NatfonaL--J. d. WUrtheD, OF Chicago; Thos. j.
Saunders OF Davenport. Iowa; Ii. n. Poulson, OF
Noriolk, Va; ThoS. Z. Chalmers, OF New YORK,
and Hon. &. Deiano, OF Florida, are at the ST.